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TexasTowelie

(112,634 posts) Fri Feb 14, 2014, 04:52 PM Feb 2014

Ex-police chief indicted in fraudulent $4M scheme; pawns machine gun

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Central Texas police chief has been indicted for selling and pawning $4 million worth of equipment, including a machine gun, he fraudulently obtained through a federal program.

Prosecutors announced Friday that former Rising Star police Chief William Jason Kelcy was indicted by a grand jury in Lubbock. He's facing charges that include theft of government property.

Kelcy served as chief in Rising Star, about 50 miles southeast of Abilene, from 2009 to 2013. His department participated in a program that transferred excess Defense Department property to local law enforcement agencies.

Authorities say Kelcy forwarded the equipment to other law enforcement agencies, officers and private citizens.

More at http://amarillo.com/news/2014-02-14/ex-police-chief-indicted-fraudulent-4m-scheme .

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Ex-police chief indicted in fraudulent $4M scheme; pawns machine gun (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2014 OP

Oops! shenmue Feb 2014 #1

Got greedy-got caught. riversedge Feb 2014 #2

Rising Star??!! $4M??!! Buzzardbait Feb 2014 #3

Here is another article from the Brownwood Bulletin TexasTowelie Feb 2014 #4

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

1. Oops!

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 05:43 PM

Feb 2014

Bet he's not really popular when he gets to the Stripes Motel.

riversedge

(70,440 posts)

2. Got greedy-got caught.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 06:12 PM

Feb 2014

Buzzardbait

(8 posts)

3. Rising Star??!! $4M??!!

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 08:49 PM

Feb 2014

How on earth did Rising Star get selected to distribute excess DoD property? Have you ever been to Rising Star? The chief was likely the entire police force. It is a tiny little town on State Highway 36 with about 1200 (if that many) residents. The entire business section of town is worth only a fraction of $4M! Sounds like there is more to this than is being reported.

TexasTowelie

(112,634 posts)

4. Here is another article from the Brownwood Bulletin

Reply to Buzzardbait (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 08:57 PM

Feb 2014

http://www.brownwoodtx.com/news/community/article_ba6e82e6-9598-11e3-8874-001a4bcf887a.html

and from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/02/14/5569821/ex-police-chief-indicted-in-fraudulent.html

That article states:

Kathy Colvin, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Dallas, said she could not release information on how federal authorities discovered the alleged activity by Kelcy.

Maybe someone took notice of the amount of weapons and where they were going?

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